Halloween

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Hello, October...

Spooky season has started! Let's learn something about Halloween today.

- Video

- Text + mediafile assignment

- Quiz about video and text afterwards!

Goals for today:

* You will know more about the history and tradition of Halloween.

* You will have learnt more Halloween related words.

* You have practised your reading skills.

Reading Assignment

- Read along while listening to the text (read by me).
- Work through the assignments and hand in at the end of class for your mediafile.
- Finished? Go into the LessonUp.
- Quiz and check answers after 10 minutes.

- Questions?

On which date did the Celts celebrate New Year's Day?

1. 31 October
2. 1 November
3. 31 December
4. 1 January

What did the Europeans believe the evil spirits might do?

1. Eat them
2. Cause trouble, harm or kill them
3. Come into their homes

What does the word Halloween come from?

1. All Hallow's Eve
2. All Hail's Eve
3. All Havens Eve
4. All Holy Eve

Where does Halloween originally come from? 

1. Ireland
2. Scotland
3. England
4. United States

Which population (=bevolkingsgroep) started Halloween?

1. The Romans
2. The Greek
3. The Celts
4. The Persians

Halloween is a Christian celebration.

1. True
2. False

When did people start to celebrate Halloween? 

1. about 100 years ago
2. about 200 years ago
3. about 1000 years ago
4. about 2000 years ago

What is not a current tradition at Halloween?

1. Trick or treat!
2. Decorating a tree
3. Wearing costumes
4. Carving a pumpkin

Halloween comes from Hallow's Eve. 

What do you think 'Hallow' means?

1. Scary
2. Strange
3. Hollow (= empty)
4. Holy (= sacred/heilig)

People used to believe that the dead would come back at Halloween. 

1. True
2. False

What does 'Trick or treat'mean?

1. 'Give me a treat or I will prank you!'
2. 'Give me a treat or I will shoot you!'
3. 'Give me a treat or I will leave!'
4. 'Give me a treat or you are mean!'

Mediafile Assignment

Hand in your assignment (including drawing) for your mediafile!

See you tomorrow.

Today

Mediafile Writing Assignment; Halloween!

I can write a story in the past tense. 

I work on my speaking skills by reading a story to one of my classmates.

Assignment:  Write a spooky Halloween story, using the past tense. E.g.: walked / was walking

Step 1:

write the first 8 to 10 sentences: Start with: "It was..."

Step 2:

write the middle of the story in 8 to 10 sentences: Start with:      " Suddenly...."

Step 3: Write the end of the story; 8 to 10 sentences : Start with "It was then that...."

Step 4: Find pictures that suit the story and add them.

Step 5: Send your story to me via Teams.

You have 1 minute to.....

Find a partner to read your story to!

Read your story to each other

Was it any good?

Next: Find a new group partner  2x

What was the best story you heard?

Mediafile Assignment

Upload your story to Teams; Make sure you add all your name to the assignment!